Mariah Craig

• Compliance with the Health Aide curriculum, statewide CHAP guidelines, EMS standards, OSHA, CLIA, and HIPAA.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding patient information.
• Assess, treat, and refer patients seeking health care for the acute illness utilizing the Community Health Aide (CHA) Manual, in consultation with an oversight provider or in accordance with active standing orders.
• Work with designated physician to maintain current standing orders. Maintain State CHA Certification.
• Perform duties allowable at the present session level and scope for that level.
• Assesses, treats, monitors, patients following the protocols in the CHAM. Refers, and sets up transports for those patients needing further treatment as appropriate.
• Provide emergent healthcare services including evaluation, treatment, and follow-up under the guidance from the statewide CHA Program and regional medical director.
• In conjunction with Association, State, and Federal health workers, provides preventative care to pregnant women, infants, and children. Appropriate to the CHA’s level of training, participates in providing prenatal care, well child care, immunizations, and health screening activities.
• Conducted health screenings for prenatal, well-child, and school-aged children, including immunizations and TB testing in collaboration with other providers.
• Perform and interpret routine, specific laboratory tests
• Educated patients and families on causes, treatments, and prevention of illnesses, promoting overall health and wellness.
• Provide patient education, screening, and follow-up regarding STDs, family planning, and other health related conditions.
• Monitors the status of chronically or terminally ill patients in the village. Monitors patients on continuous medications. Make home visits as necessary.
• Consult with and advise medical staff and committees on the Alaska Community Health Aide/ Practitioner Manual (CHAM, iCHAM, eCHAM).
• Manage assigned village clinic facility. Performs regular inventories of the clinic pharmacy and supplies; orders drugs, supplies, and equipment as necessary. Maintains supplies and equipment following standard procedures. Ensure sanitary clinic environment.
  Documentation of all patient encounters in the approved format.
  Maintain orderly and confidential an orderly and confidential system of medical records and clinic logs and community health records.
  Prepares and submits weekly reports, as required
  Arranges transportation for patients when appropriate.
  
• Ensured clinic operated during scheduled hours for patient access.
• Assists itinerant health care workers providing services to the village.
• Submits patient/client encounter report to immediate supervisor weekly.
• Attend trainings and respond to emergencies as required.
• Willing to travel and cover other village clinics
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Performed similar tasks as previously described